Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
156
154
156
111
102
99
99
98
98
95
61
58
57
56
56
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM2.22m
10:56AM1.99m
11:20PM2.13m
11:48AM1.93m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.12m
5:05PM0.15m
5:41AM0.17m
5:55PM0.26m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
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